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“Unlocking of Difficulties”
Romantic- amorous,intimate, passionate, lovely-dovey n
Imagination - the ability of the mind to be creative or resourceful.
Passion-strong and barely controllable emotion.
Individualism-the habit or principle of being independent and self-
reliant
- social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective
or state control.
Innovation-a new method, idea, product, etc.
Virtuosity-a taste for or interest in virtu.
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PIANO MUSIC ( 1820-1910)
- Filled with INNOVATIONS

- FREDERIC CHOPIN
- Known as the “Poet of the Piano”
- Ex of Piano Music – “No Other Love”
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BALLADE- in classical music since the late 18th century,

refers to a setting of a literary ballad, a narrative poem, in
the musical tradition of the Lied, or to a one-movement
instrumental piece with lyrical and dramatic narrative
qualities reminiscent of such a song setting, especially a
piano ballade
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ETUDE- The Études by Frédéric Chopin are three sets of

études for the piano published during the 1830s. There are
twenty-seven compositions overall, comprising two
separate collections of twelve, numbered Op. 10 and Op.
25, and a set of three without opus numbe
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MAZURKA- are general terms for a series of Polish folk

dances in triple meter, which originated in the plains of
Mazovia around Warsaw. The people of the province were
called Mazurs; thus, the dance mazur bears the same
name as the male inhabitant of the region.
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NOCTURNE- a work of art dealing with evening or

night. especially : a dreamy composition for the piano..
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The Polonaise is a stately Polish processional dance,

performed by couples who walk around the dance hall;
the music is in triple meter and moderate tempo.
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A Prelude is a piece of music that traditionally leads into

something else, common examples from the Baroque
period being a fugue or a suite of dances. Since the early
19th century a Prelude has more generally indicated a
short character piece, often with an improvisatory quality
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Waltz music is a form of classical dance music based on

the 3/4 time signature. Popular in Austrian, German, and
French culture, the waltz was among the most common
ballroom dance forms in the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries
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An Impromptu (/ɪmˈprɒmptjuː/, French: [ɛp̃ ʁɔp̃ ty],

loosely meaning "offhand") is a free-form musical
composition with the character of an ex tempore
improvisation as if prompted by the spirit of the moment,
usually for a solo instrument, such as piano.
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Scherzo, the word "scherzo" means "to jest" or "to joke"

in Italian. So a musical scherzo sometimes has a playful
quality.